High heel shoe insert

ABSTRACT

The ‘High Hell Shoe Insert’ is to be used in conjunction with women&#39;s high heel shoes. The Insert sits under the ball of the foot, behind the toes, and in front of the arch of the foot. It is made of a clear, silicone gelatinous material. Silicone provides comfort and cushion to the ball of the foot, where women need it most while wearing high heel shoes. The clear color and unique shape, (that contours the ball of the foot), allow the insert to be undetectable when wearing open toed shoe styles, high heel sandals, evening shoes, and other revealing, fashionable high heel styles. The ‘High Heel Shoe Insert’ solves the problem of traditional pads used for close-toed shoe styles and traditional shoes. The size is small, it&#39;s clear, it provides more comfort, and it&#39;s designed to be very low-profile while wearing all sorts of revealing, open-toed, high heel shoe styles. It&#39;s thickness is approximately ½ centimeter, just less than ¼ inch. It&#39;s top side is smooth and it&#39;s underside is more unfinished, rough, and sticky. (An adhesive tape strip may be used to help anchor the insert if necessary, but not necessary for most customers.)

This application claims priority of Provisional Application Ser. No. U.S. 60/622,103 filed on Oct. 25, 2004.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Other previous foot inserts on the market have not been low-profile and could not be hidden under the ball of the foot when wearing revealing shoes—they were unseemly and could only be used in traditional close-toed shoe styles. In order to provide what is neceaary for an open toed revealing shoe style, the customer would have a project of cutting the insert to perhaps attain something that could be hidden. Therefore, they would not work for most high heel shoe styles that women wear today. Also, they were colorful, obvious to the eye, and the shape did not contour the ball of the foot specifically, but rather extended into the shoe to be worn with a traditional closed shoe type.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

My ‘High Hell Shoe Insert’ is to be used in conjunction with women's high heel shoes. The Insert sits under the ball of the foot, behind the toes, and in front of the arch of the foot and is made of a clear, silicone gelatinous material. Silicone provides comfort and cushion to the ball of the foot, where women need it most while wearing high heel shoes. Clear color and unique shape (that contours the ball of the foot) allow the insert to be undetectable when wearing open toed shoe styles, high heel sandals, evening shoes, and other fashionable high heel styles. My High Heel Shoe Insert solves the problem of traditional pads used for close-toed shoe styles and traditional shoes. The size is small, it's clear, it provides more comfort, and it's designed to be very low-profile when wearing all sorts of revealing, open-toed, high heel shoe styles. I have not found anything like it on the market. It's thickness is approximately ½ centimeter, just less than ¼ inch. See drawings for more information on shape and size. It's top side is smooth and it's underside is more unfinished, rough, and sticky. (An adhesive tape strip may be used to help anchor the insert if necessary, but not necessary for most customers.)

BRIEF DECRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

FIG. 1 shoes the left insert, view from the top.

FIG. 2 shows the right insert, view from the top.

FIG. 3 shows the insert, view from the side.

FIGS. 4 and 5 are photographs showing placement of Inert into shoe and clear silicone color.

All figures show a women's size 10-10½ (women's size large). FIGS. 4 and 5 are color photographs, since the clear nature of the gel cannot be illustrated in drawings nor could it be shown in a black and white photograph. 

1) What I claim as my invention is a ‘High Heel Shoe Insert’. See previously described product in paragraphs 1-4, above. 